Do you want to take a walk down a favourite route in New York City? This Google Maps mashup lets you take a walking tour with photos of the street-life and information on the buildings and establishments you pass.
Virtual NYC has about 12 different routes ranging from Wall Street to Columbus Circle and Central Park.
Dean Kamen is at it again. Business 2.0 has an article on the Segway creator’s next project Segway creator’s next entrepreneurial spin. This is another great example of what really needs to be done to improve life for a large portion of the world’s population. Clean water can help reduce the distruction that preventable deseases have in many parts of the world.
Channel9 has a geat interview with Bill Gates. Seventeen Minutes With Bill is a casual interview with Microsoft’s blogger Dave Scoble.
Topics include what he does online, prioritization of time and using computing technology to help fight diseases in the third-world. He also talks about how important math is for students. Whether it is a plumber calculating the flow through a piping system or a rock climber calculating the weight and motion when using a set of ropes, math is used in everyday activities.
We are having some glorious weather. It had been cloudy and raining for so long. I can already see the spring bulbs coming out.